"I was actively looking for them... now I see multiple octopus," he said. "We are seeing them out in the sand burrowing down, on reefs and in areas you would not expect out in the open.

More than a fanciful shark-octopus hybrid featured in low-budget sci-fi films of the 2010s, the "sharktopus" has been spotted in real life - well, kind of. The sighting was not that of some mish ...

After a moment, the octopus climbs out of the shell. Its body is the size of your thumb, its arms perhaps three times that. As it moves onto the sand, it turns a matching shade of dark gray.